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@eine tate heirat @time BENJAMIN F. WYMAN, or LANCASTER., Ano BENLTAMINH. Hitsrsnonn, or AsuLAND, MASSACHUSETTS.

Letters Patent No. 68,928, dated September 17, 1867; antcdated,S'eptemcr al, 1867.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY GGNOERN:

Be it known that we, BENJAMIN F. WYMAN, ot' Lancaster', county' ofWorcester, and RENJAMIN H. HARTS- noRN, of Ashland, county of Middlesex,and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and improved Registerfor Knitting Machines; and we do hereby declare that the following is afull and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The present invention relates to a neu and useful improvement inregisters for h nitting machines, and we employ a worm-gear, placed uponthe crank-shaft of a huit-ting machine, and secured to the same by aset-screw; also, a toothed wheel or dial, containing, say one hundredteeth, out to fit and run in the \.vorm-gear, before mentioned, with theupper side divided into, say, one hundred parts or divisions, whichdivisions are numbered in ascending series from five to one hundred;also, a suitubiy-constructcd stand, which can be secured to the leaf ofa table by the side of a knitting machine by a thumb-sere against theunderside et same, upon which stand the toothed wheel or dial ismounted, and made to revolve by the worm-gear en the crank-shaft ofmachine, and moves one division at every revolution of the crank-shaft;and also a hand or pointer, closelyfitted to the upper end of theperpendicular part of the stand, (upon which the horizontal toothedwheel or dial revolves which can be turned by the operator at any time,so the point of the hand shall be against the-figure 1 when the knittingis commenced. The hand of course stands still, while the dial turns onedivision at every revolution of the crank-shaft, thus registering withprecision the number et times the machine has kuit around the stocking.

We do not confine ourselves Vto dividing the dial into just one hundredparts, but may use any number of divisions, always having the samenumber of teeth upon the edge as divisions upon the dial.

The usefulness of our invention is apparent: first, when we know thatwithout it the operator is obliged to count the turns of the crank-shaftto get the stockings ot' the saine length, which is a tedious andannoying tax upon the operator; second, when we consider its accuracy,cheapness, and simplicity.

In the accompanying plates o drawing we have represented ourimprovements, reference being hadto the saine in the-followingdescription, of whieh Figure 1 is a front elevation of a knittingmachine with our improved register attached.

Figure 2 an end view of the same. i

`Figure 3 is a plan or top view of table-lent` and the lower part ofknitting machine, out throng dotted line A B, figs. 1 and 2, with ourimprovement attached.

a a represents the leaf oi' a table, upon which the knitting machine I1b is secured by the thumb-screws c c. d d the sliding frame ofa'knitting machine, which operates upon the needles as it passes fromone side to the other. c is a stud, secured to the frame (Z. f is thecrank-shaft of the machine, passing through the hangerg and supported atthe other end in the machine frame Z at h. z' is a worin-gear, securedto the crankshaft by the set-screw j. c 7c is a crank, secured tcthesbat'tj` at one end, and having a handle, I, at the other. m is aconnecting-rod, hung at one end upon the stud e, and the otherend to thecrank k in the centre at o. 2; is a stand, made to it looseiy upon atable-leaf', and secured to it by a thumb-screw, rl. o' is thetootheddialwheel. .sis a hand or pointer, secured to the stand p by the piuHaving described the manner in which the devices composing our inventionand sonic. parts of a knitting machine are arranged,`\ve will newproceed to describe hon' the same operate together. The operator of aknitting machine turns the crank-shaftf by the handle Z, and crank In,and the sliding frame d d is made to more backward and forward by theconnecting-rod m, which is hung at one end upon the stud e, and at theother end to the crank L" 7c at o, and upon the shaitf is secured theworm-gear z'- by the screw j. This worm tting the n the red toothedwheel or dial, the same is made to revolve, vor to move one division toevery revolution of crankshaft.

The hands being secured to the stand u stands still wherever it isplaced by the operator, and the dial revolves under it, showing at anytime how many revolutions the crank-shaft nas made.

Having thus described our invent-ion, we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- Thecombination and arrangement of the shaft f,the worin i', the dial r, the hand s, and the stand lo, su'0-sta-ntially as and for the purpose set iorth.

BENJ. d?. WYMAN EENS. H. HARTSHGBN.. Witnesses:

C. F. M. PARKHURs'r. GEORGE F. WRIGHT.

